Financial markets drive interest rates up
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news today is Budget Day. Join us at 2pm for full coverage of the new government's first full Budget.More broadly, US mortgage applications sank -5.7% last week from the previous week, the most since mid-February, and ending three consecutive rises. The retreat follows a fresh rise in benchmark mortgage rates, above 7% and following the rise in long-date Treasury…
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